The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1908 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 3, 1908. All eight districts remained Republican.
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All 8 California seats to the United States House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Election results by district. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overview
edit| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1908 | |||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | ||
| Republican | 201,206 | 53.7% | 8 | ||
| Democratic | 135,412 | 36.1% | 0 | ||
| Socialist | 27,314 | 7.3% | 0 | ||
| Prohibition | 9,155 | 2.4% | 0 | ||
| Independence League | 1,714 | 0.5% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 374,801 | 100.0% | 8 | ||
Results
editDistrict 1
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William F. Englebright (incumbent) | 20,624 | 54.1 | |
| Democratic | E. W. Holland | 14,031 | 36.8 | |
| Socialist | D. N. Cunningham | 2,898 | 7.6 | |
| Prohibition | W. P. Fassett | 546 | 1.4 | |
| Total votes | 38,099 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 2
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Duncan E. McKinlay (incumbent) | 28,627 | 57.5 | |
| Democratic | W. K. Hays | 19,193 | 38.5 | |
| Socialist | A. J. Gaylord | 2,003 | 4.0 | |
| Total votes | 49,823 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Joseph R. Knowland (incumbent) | 27,857 | 64.1 | |
| Democratic | George Peckham | 9,889 | 22.8 | |
| Socialist | O. W. Philbrick | 4,052 | 9.3 | |
| Independence | John A. Sands | 923 | 2.1 | |
| Prohibition | T. H. Montgomery | 717 | 1.7 | |
| Total votes | 43,438 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Julius Kahn (incumbent) | 9,202 | 52.7 | |
| Democratic | James G. Maguire | 7,497 | 42.9 | |
| Socialist | K. J. Doyle | 699 | 4.0 | |
| Prohibition | William N. Meserve | 60 | 0.3 | |
| Total votes | 17,458 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 5
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Everis A. Hayes (incumbent) | 28,127 | 49.1 | |
| Democratic | George A. Tracy | 24,531 | 42.8 | |
| Socialist | E. H. Misner | 3,640 | 6.3 | |
| Prohibition | Walter E. Vail | 1,045 | 1.8 | |
| Total votes | 57,343 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | James C. Needham (incumbent) | 21,323 | 52.0 | |
| Democratic | Fred P. Feliz | 15,868 | 38.7 | |
| Socialist | W. M. Pattison | 2,288 | 5.6 | |
| Prohibition | James W. Webb | 1,509 | 3.7 | |
| Total votes | 40,988 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 7
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | James McLachlan (incumbent) | 37,244 | 51.9 | |
| Democratic | Jud R. Rush | 25,445 | 35.4 | |
| Socialist | A. R. Holston | 4,432 | 6.2 | |
| Prohibition | Marshall W. Atwood | 3,899 | 5.4 | |
| Independence | F. G. Hentig | 791 | 1.1 | |
| Total votes | 71,811 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 8
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Sylvester C. Smith (incumbent) | 28,202 | 50.5 | |
| Democratic | William G. Irving | 18,958 | 33.9 | |
| Socialist | George A. Garrett | 7,302 | 13.1 | |
| Prohibition | James S. Edwards | 1,379 | 2.5 | |
| Total votes | 45,831 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||